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The strange, the wonderful and the just plain silly…

2012 Valley of Lights; photo by Craig Shaw

Valley of Lights

Handmade Parade - David Hockney

Lamplighter 2016 , fox by Govi Asano, photo by Craig Shaw

Hebden Bridge Summer Parade

RSPB Old Moor

Manchester Christmas Parade

Preston - Brief Encounters. Photo: Craig Shaw

Hebden Bridge Handmade Parade. Photo: Ian Hodgson

Leeds Light Night commission for The Royal Armouries

Hebden Bridge Handmade Parade. Photo: Craig Shaw

Todmorden Lamplighter. Photo: Craig Shaw

Hebden Bridge Handmade Parade. Photo: Ian Hodgson

Bluedot Festival

Handmade Parade 2018

Hebden Bridge Handmade Parade. Photo: Craig Shaw

Todmorden Lamplighter Festival

Hebden Bridge Handmade Parade. Photo: Ian Hodgson

Hebden Bridge Handmade Parade. Photo: Craig Shaw

Handmade Parade. Photo: Craig Shaw

Hebden Bridge Handmade Parade. Photo: Ian Hodgson

Celebration of David Hockney's 80th birthday

Todmorden Lamplighter. Photo: Ian Hodgson

Knowsley – Kings Queens and Mr Lear Parade

Todmorden Lamplighter. Photo: Craig Shaw

Leeds Light Night performance at The Royal Armouries

Samba Band plying at Valley of Lights

Valley of Lights

Handmade Parade Samba Band

Knowsley – Kings Queens and Mr Lear Parade

Hebden Bridge Handmade Parade

Ian tests the giant bug structure

Todmorden Fantastical Cycle Parade

Bird by Andrew Kim, Richard Dawson and Noah Rose; photo by Ian Hodgson

Skiband on bike coach by Richard Dawson and Noah Rose; photo by Ian Hodgson

Festival in Burnley

In Leeds for the Yorkshire Festival

Todmorden Fantastical Cycle Parade

Skiband and UFO by Sue Walpole at 2015 Lamplighter Festival by Handmade Parade; photo by Graham Wynne

Andrew Kim's Giant Robot at 2015 Lamplighter Festival by Handmade Parade; photo by Graham Wynne

Handmade Parade. Photo: Craig Shaw

2016 Hebden Bridge Handmade Parade, design by Sue Walpole; photo by Graham Wynne

2016 Hebden Bridge Handmade Parade, design by Kerith Ogden; photo by Graham Wynne

2016 Hebden Bridge Handmade Parade, design by Fran Sierevogel; photo by Graham Wynne

2016 Hebden Bridge Handmade Parade, design by Kerith Odgen; photo by Ian Hodgson

Hebden Bridge Handmade Parade 2018, photo by Graham Wynne

Valley of Lights

2016. Dragon by Leeway, Photo by Craig Shaw

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2016. Bear by Dorota Krátká and Adam Krátký, Photo by Craig Shaw

Lamplighter 2016, Robot by Andrew Kim, Photo by Craig Shaw

Lamplighter 2016, Projections by Fabric Lenny, Photo by Craig Shaw

Lamplighter 2016, puppet and owl by Kerith Ogden, Photo by Craig Shaw

Handmade Parade - David Hockney. Photo: Darren Fleming

Handmade Parade Rossington Miners. Photo Craig Shaw

Preston - Brief Encounters. Photo: Craig Shaw

Preston - Brief Encounters. Photo: Craig Shaw

Rossington - Grand Parade. Photo: Craig Shaw

The Extraordinary Orchard Park Parade, Hull

Hull - Extraordinary Orchard Parade

The Extraordinary Orchard Park Parade, Hull

Skipton Puppet Festival

Tameside Winter Celebration. Photo: Ian Hodgson

Skipton Puppet Festival

Preston - Brief Encounters. Photo: Craig Shaw

The Extraordinary Orchard Park Parade, Hull

Handmade Parade. Photo: Craig Shaw

Colne - Whimsical Window Walk

Hebden Bridge puppet-making masterclass

Anete Sooda

Preston - Torchlight Process. Photo: Michael Porter

Paisley - Halloween

Paisley - Halloween

Halifax Christmas Parade. Photo: Ian Hodgson

Halifax Christmas Parade. Photo: Visit Calderdale

Halifax Christmas Parade. Photo: Discover Halifax

Halifax Christmas Parade. Photo: Ian Hodgson

Halifax Christmas Parade. Photo: Ian Hodgson

Halifax Christmas Parade. Photo: Visit Calderdale

Blackpool Tower Ballroom - Lightpool

Barnsley - Bright Nights

Manchester Christmas Parade. Photo: Manchester Council

Manchester Christmas Parade. Photo: Manchester Council

Manchester Christmas Parade. Photo: Kenny Brown

Manchester Christmas Parade 2023 making its way through the city centre for the second year

Manchester Christmas Parade. Photo: Manchester Council

Colne - Winter Bloom. Photo: Craig Shaw

Colne - Winter Bloom. Photo: Craig Shaw

Colne - Winter Bloom. Photo: Craig Shaw

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We’ve had few enquiries about our summer parade

We’ve had few enquiries about our summer parade plans, so thought we’d take a moment to let you know how things stand. Short answer - we can’t currently afford to have one, unfortunately. We’re gutted and we miss you all. For the longer answer, here’s a message from the team:

“Handmade Productions love working with our community in Hebden Bridge and the wider Calderdale area to put on the Handmade Parade. The spectacle that is the parade forms an essential part of the origins of our organisation and we’re proud of every parade we’ve put on over the years.
As such we would love to put on a parade every year, however it costs in the region of £60,000 - £80,000 to do this. These costs include paying the many talented artists and freelancers who help us deliver the parade as well as the materials, administration and planning that goes into putting on the event. It’s not just a one-day event, we work for months in the build up, including weeks of community engagement workshops to include as many people as possible.
We always do our best every year to secure the funding we need to be able to put on the event and the team work hard applying and putting in bids, however with the funding pressure facing arts organisations across the country there is much competition. To ensure Handmade Productions remains a viable ongoing organisation it is not possible for us to put on the parade without securing external funding. We will of course let our supporters know if we are successful (keep your fingers crossed and eyes peeled to our social media for announcements) but in the meantime we wanted to let everyone know the situation we are facing.”

Accrington Spring Parade was a whole load of fun!

Accrington Spring Parade was a whole load of fun! Thanks so much to everyone involved, you should be very proud. Special shout out to the amazing volunteer team and all the parade participants who made their own costumes. Fantastic work!
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We’re really enjoying the run-up to Accrington S

We’re really enjoying the run-up to Accrington Spring Parade. This group from @lancashire.women were a real treat to work with, and their costumes are looking fantastic. Can’t wait to see it all come together on Saturday at 2pm!

VERY cute Monarch Butterflies coming to life at Ac

VERY cute Monarch Butterflies coming to life at Accrington Town Hall. Join us on Saturday at 2pm to see them fluttering through Accrington in the Spring Parade!

It’s almost time for Accrington Spring Parade! J

It’s almost time for Accrington Spring Parade! Join us this Saturday, 13th April at 2pm.
Guess who else will be there? Can you tell from these sneaky peeks?!

One more week until Accrington Spring Parade, on S

One more week until Accrington Spring Parade, on Saturday 13th April at 2pm!

We’re working with lovely groups in Accrington to make some gorgeous new artworks. Check out this batik flag, beautifully made by the AWWAZ women’s group.

The image is based on a Tiffany glass design in the Haworth Art Gallery in Accrington. Did you know it holds the largest collection of Tiffany glass in Europe?! You do now! Well worth a visit.

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